Shirak Avia LLC (Armenian: «Շիրակ Ավիա» ՍՊԸ) is an Armenian carrier based at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia.[1]

Shirak Avia
Շիրակ Ավիա
IATAICAOCallsign
5GSHSSHIRAK
Founded2019 (2019)
AOC #072
Operating basesZvartnots International Airport
Focus citiesYerevan
Fleet size2
Destinations12
HeadquartersYerevan, Armenia
Key peopleLevon Karamyan (CEO)
Websiteshirakavia.am

History edit

Originally founded in 2019, the company purchased a Boeing 737-500 aircraft, which is now leased to Armenia Airways since December 2020. In March 2022, Shirak Avia leased a Boeing 737-800 which is due to be delivered. The airline has announced plans to commence its own scheduled passenger operations beginning on 14 July 2022 to Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport.

Destinations edit

As of June 2023, Shirak Avia is serving the following destinations:[2]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
 ArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International AirportHub
 GeorgiaTbilisiShota Rustaveli Tbilisi International AirportTerminated
KutaisiDavid the Builder Kutaisi International AirportTerminated
 RussiaAstrakhanNarimanovo Airport[3]
MoscowSheremetyevo International Airport
Vnukovo International Airport
NizhnekamskBegishevo Airport[3]
Nizhny NovgorodStrigino International Airport
NovosibirskNovosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport
OmskOmsk Tsentralny Airport
OrenburgOrenburg Tsentralny Airport[3]
PermBolshoye Savino Airport
SaratovSaratov Gagarin Airport
SochiAdler-Sochi International Airport[3]
TyumenRoshchino Airport[4]
UfaMustai Karim Ufa International Airport
YaroslavlTunoshna Airport[5]
YekaterinburgKoltsovo International AirportTerminated

Fleet edit

The Shirak Avia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2022):[6]

Armenia Airways fleet
AircraftIn ServicePassengerNotes
CYTotal
Boeing 737-5002131131Leased to Armenia Airways

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Shirak Avia airline profile". airhex.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. ^ "Schedule". shirakavia.am. Shirak Avia. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Shirak Avia June 2023 Russian Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ ""Ширак Авиа" будет выполнять рейсы из Еревана в Тюмень". Travel.ru (in Russian). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ Геворкян, Кристина (21 January 2024). "Из Ярославля запустят прямые авиарейсы в Ереван. Расписание и стоимость билетов". 76.ru - новости Ярославля (in Russian). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Shirak Avia Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.

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